Pope Leo XIV speaks in front of the famous icon at the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jun 1, 2025 / 19:56 pm (CNA). Pope [...]

Catholics must remember that it is the holiness of the papal office that matters most, not the man who happens to fill St. Peter’s shoes today or tomorrow. --- Catholics must remember that it is the holiness of the papal [...]

Animal rights group PETA beamed a message onto the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace urging Pope Leo XIV to end purported Church ties to bullfighting. --- Animal rights group PETA beamed a message onto the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace urging Pope Leo XIV to [...]

Bishop Michael Martin’s sweeping new directives attack core Catholic traditions, including the use of Latin, kneeling, and clergy prayers before and after Mass. --- Bishop Michael Martin’s sweeping new directives attack core Catholic traditions, including the use of Latin, kneeling, and [...]

The Jubilee of Confraternities and the Inaugural Mass officially ended Sede Vacante, opening a hopeful new chapter for the global Church. His first blessing echoed through Rome as bands celebrated the Jubilee of Popular Entertainment. --- After Pope Francis' passing, the Church [...]

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small insight into what is first and foremost on their minds in terms of pastoral and administrative priorities. --- ROME [...]

Mother Miriam sounds the alarm on fake AI-generated papal messages falsely attributed to “Pope Leo XIV,” urging Catholics not to be deceived by spiritual counterfeits online. In this powerful episode, she exposes the growing confusion in the digital age [...]

Two people are dead after a mass shooting in Philadelphia‘s Fairmount Park on Monday. Nine others were injured in the Memorial Day shooting, among them three teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin [...]

The new president of the academy is on record as having defended the use of contraception in certain cases in a marriage. --- The new president of the academy is on record as having defended the use of contraception in certain [...]

Pope Francis had been due to make the trip this month, to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, but his ill health forced it to be put on hold. --- Pope Francis had been due to make the [...]